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Date:      Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:05:25 -0500
From:      "Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore@netbasix.net>
To:        <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Bailing on Solaris?
Message-ID:  <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.1101251726530.11805@blueman>
References:  <mailman.0.1295994058.43055.freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org> <Pine.SOC.4.64.1101251726530.11805@blueman>

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I'm getting ready to, that's for sure.  I can't believe they won't sell a
software subscription for patches like spectrum support.  A loss of income
for them, a worry for me.

I've been watching this list for a while.  Not long enough to make a
decision.  Back to lurking.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> sparc64@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of John Jackson
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:33 PM
> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
> Subject: Bailing on Solaris?
> 
> Sooo, how many other people have come here lately because they are
> ready
> to bail on Solaris?  Ooops, I mean Oracle??? :(
> 
> >From what I can see so far, it looks like FreeBSD has solid and still
> healthy support for Sparc platforms?  I'm trying to decide where to
> jump
> to, since Oracle seems like it's accellerating toward death for Solaris
> as
> I've come to gladly know it over the last 5 years or so.  Does anyone
> want
> to email me their opinion on using FreeBSD on Sun hardware?  I've got 4
> Sunfire 280R's that I've been planning on putting into service for the
> next 5 years or so..
> 
> -John
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